Lately it's been alot of candy and not alot of cake (or death) at my house. I did take a brief break from all the confectionary-ing and made some cupcakes for a youth fundraiser. They were chocolate cupcakes with a filling of reduced raspberries (think very fresh preserves). Topped with either raspberry buttercream or whipped chocolate ganache.
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Apologies for the terrible foil background--we'd put them in the foil-lined box before remembering to take pictures!